Information and AdviceWhere you can buy DamsonsThe Westmorland Damson Association has a supply of FROZEN DAMSONS for Sale: 14lbs (6.4kgs) - £20.00 30lbs (13.6kgs) - £40.00 Buyers to bring suitable containers Contact: WDA Hon. Secretary - Helen Smith - Tel No. 015395 68698 2008 DAMSON CROP Picking should commence towards the end of the first week in September. Crop and weather permitting. Volunteer Pickers contact: the Secretary - Helen Smith - Tel No. 015395 68698. Map of LYTH VALLEY Damson Farms Selling Damsons View/Print Map Download/View PDF file version Advice Leaflets - download to your PC FEATURES of the Westmorland Damson GROWING Damsons CARE and Pruning of Damson Trees BENT Banana Disease Information wanted - please CONTACT the Westmorland Damson Association In the 1930s, many tons of damsons were picked and transported into Lancashire for jam manufacture and, it is said, for dyeing in the textile trade. Does anyone have information about the use of damsons in dyeing, particularly where they were used and on what items? Has anyone grafted damsons to dwarf rootstock? If so, how successful was it, which technique was used, and when in the year was it done? |
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